I took some cuttings of my trident maple about four weeks ago. How long does it take for them to grow roots?

Hey everyone! I'm relatively new to bonsai and looking to expand my collection. I've been focusing on traditional species like junipers and maples, but I'm curious about trying something a bit more unconventional. Can anyone recommend uniqu...

The wind and a grape vine were pulling this young Elm tree cutting sideways. It was leaning pretty bad so I made a quick brace with some airline tubing and wire. So far so good, fingers crossed🤞!!!

Quick picture of my Elm getting some sun and shade under a satsuma plum tree! It’s been super hot lately but this guy keeps growing, needs a trim! 😂

First attempt at grafting, purchased this Owari Satsuma Mandarin tree at Lowes. Trunk was a bit long, so hopefully I can graft down and add more branching. Tried both a t-cut using a bud and a side graft. Fingers crossed!

Bought a new bag of bonsai soil and noticed it says "akadama" on it. I mixed it with pumice and lava rock but my juniper's looking sad.

I got a new Chinese Elm bonsai a couple of months ago, and it's been doing well until this week. I noticed some of the leaves turning yellow and dropping, which is making me nervous. Is this normal in spring? My other plants are sprouting n...

So, a couple years back I bought what I thought was a beautiful bonsai from a local garden center. They had it labeled as "bonsai ficus" and it looked pretty convincing to my untrained eyes at the time. I took it home, proud of my new addit...

I just got my first set of Wazakura bonsai tools, and the concave cutter really surprised me with how precisely it cuts even the thicker branches on my Ficus.

So, I've been messing with air layering for a bit, and here's what I've figured out from my trials (and errors, oh so many errors). Did a few Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) here in my backyard. There's something about starting in spring th...